I have friends that will shudder at reading this post. But here goes nothing:I run a good amount. Probably should be more considering I'm nearing the end of marathon training, but still my numbers are up there. Three days a week I wake up at 5:00 am to go to an hour long, somewhat intense fitness boot camp. Definitely gets my heart rate up and works those muscles (or lack there of, ha). Continue reading →

Tell me I'm not the only runner with horrible nutrition. Horrible I tell ya! It happens all the time. I'm talking to people about running, or boot camp, or something along those lines, and they say "wow you must eat really healthy!"errrr...yeaaaah...sorta...not always..ummm...what were we talking about?As an exercise and sports science major, who is always on my soap box about childhood obesity, Continue reading →

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I'm Heather, mom of two, ACSM Certified Exercise Physiologist, and an overzealous athlete who cannot focus on a single discipline, so I train for all of them at the same time. When in doubt, I run...and then write about it. Read More…

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If you're reading this, chances are you've considered making the leap from the traditional long distance racing world to the ultramarathon world. Welcome to the dark side. Just like the meme says, we actually DO have cookies.
But we'll get to that soon enough.
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Training recaps hold me accountable, and for whatever reason, people like to read them. (I do too.) So let's see if I can actually remember to post them for the next ten weeks; truthfully, it's almost harder than training itself. But I digress. As I posted previously, I … [Read More...]

If you're new to the ultramarathon world, chances are the concept of packing a drop bag is also new to you. In traditional road races, you may have the opportunity to drop off a bag of gear for after the race, but what do you leave in a bag that is meant to be used DURING the race? In this … [Read More...]